Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2596N
BP PLC
26 September 2012
 



 

 

BP p.l.c. received on 24 September 2012 from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. a notification of their interest in BP ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts dated 4 September 2012.  The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.  This notice is given in fulfillment of BP p.l.c's obligation under DTR 5.8.12.

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

BP p.l.c.

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately.  Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC").  It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding to the issuer.

x

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

1 September 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 September 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Above 3%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect


609,649,091

609,649,091

609,649,091


609,649,091


3.19885%

Ordinary shares

(GB0007980591)

American Depositary Receipts

(US0556221044)

9,998,162

ADRs

59,988,972

9,998,162

ADRs


59,988,972


0.31476%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

N/A




 

 

Nominal

Delta



 

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

669,638,063

3.5136%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

                                                                                                Number of shares           Percentage

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG" holdings)                       669,638,063                  3.5136%

 

Holdings broken down:

Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                          49,854                 0.0003%

Capital Research and Management Company                               669,588,209                  3.5133%


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:


N/A

14. Contact name:

Hannah Ashdown

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 496 4531



 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles,

California 90071

Phone number & email

 

(213) 615 0469

GRGroup@capgroup.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

Gina Martinez

Contact address

 

333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles,

California 90071

Phone number & email

 

(213) 615 0469

 

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Fax: (213) 615 4056


C: Additional information

Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately.  With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 


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